Sanitary drinking-fountain.



J. H. ASHTON.

SANITARY DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.30, 1911.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

INVENTOR;

WTNEssEs.

John .H/lshfan.

I hollow lanly para eoni rialw llie eylinzlriral @Fll ll il 1 JOHN H.ASHTON, OF TEROVIDENCE RI-EEODE ISLAND.

SANITARY DRINKING-EDITH'lAIN.

Application filed August 30, 1911.

Serial No. 646,588.

To all Hr/mill, if may mm (1677i lie if known Hall I, (loin; Pl.lisi'i'ron. rilixen ol the i nil'ell ell'aier-i, reclining al.Providence in l'he eonnly 'i lrorillenee anrl Slate of l""' le lalanrl,have inrenleal :wlain nen ainl me'li'nl ln'iproveinenl: in SanitaryDrinliin "-bonniains, of which The following is spe ll'ieation.

h'ly invention relates to improveinenls in wanilar drinking fountains,so-eallerl, ainl iieonsinsls in. the novel. interioryonslrzwtion oi? thefountain, all. as more fully hereina'lfler set forth and elain'ieel.

Fountains of" the class referred lo, and embodying my ini'enl'ioli, C21]be lnz'mnlae nrerl more cheaply they are lesb Wasl'elnl olinalcnr (heyare capable of being; readily :nljnalerh even under pressure, they mayhe more arenr: rely or linely arljnslerl or set so as lie on iirol thevolume of npl'lo-wing water, while. al: lhe same Time the eonsbrnetionsuch that, in. llie event of ian'ipering with or closing the outlet orjet passage, as is somelllllLS done by a mischievous person in analllempl lo spurt (he \"a er or to pri'talriee spraying ell'eet, the l lvolnn'ie oi waler then anloniatieally Fiona into an anxiliar' elnnnlierin eonlinnons open eonnniniicir lion with Q was-re outlet.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure l rqiresenls a sideelevation ol'" a (lrinlling fountain embodying m improvemenifland alsomeans including shut-oil, fer eonelnrl'ing Water to and from thefenntain; Fig. 52 a vertical eenc *al seel'ionai View the fonnl'ainproper, in enlarged (ili scale, the jet eonlrolling member or valvebeing; shown in lhe fully closed position and zigainal lhe inner end ofthe filling; arlapleel to eonneel will: the usual ,va'l'er inlel pipe;and Fig. 3 is a pal-rial 'yerlieal'sectional View, l'ah'en on line Py olFig.

The hillowing s a .n'mre ilelailell ileavri r lion iznrrm'iial nanilaiyfi in nne nia' g1 anjnlable inner valv m l inlair the rap plug); 1/. Cia-L san'l main r:

portion a, lerlninal'ing at lower end in a r-cholr oxropl illn nil-ansthe nozzle (4 lapped to receive 'lhe wasle Wale pipe 7). The upperporl'ion is sill)- alanl ially l)(l\\'l- -il;l])(!kl r ontnarlllyHaring, in; lop eilg'e being; peripherally lieailerl or ronnilul illlilforming a guard arlaplecl, when the l'onnlain is in plamn lio preventllir lip o'l llle user lroin (V-Mmnling lo and engaging the aperlnrellninaller eeniral eon- Ve): proteelnr or liooel parl below. Aliorizoni'al or laleral eyliinlriral lllll),()l lie inenilier a eonneelsihe inner sides: ol Fillll porl'ion (i and is lapperl llirongrhonl' ilslenglili lo reeeim (he filling, 1], arljlwlahle valve j, and eap-plng 7,shown most clearly in Fig. 2 The lop HillO of sahl inlornall'llQll'llflii' J) has a short L'Oi'ltlzll enllel' nozzle 7/ extemlingnp\ 'arrlly lroin il, llie mine he in}; ineloseel within the auxiliary('llfill'lllKI' 1' lim'nieal hy llie proleel-or The upper wall of lhelallier is eon mralively thin and (l oine-.--:liapelil, and prori le lal. the top ilill llie (enlral onllel; aperlnre The upper end of noZZleZ) is loealierl a short clislianee below and in alinen'ienl, Willi l'llOaperl'nre M, and having lhe net open ara as shown. The opponil'e sidesof the jet pro teeter or dome (1 may he exlenilerl (l()\\'Il\ViULl lothe hub 11 and provided Willi siile openings 12' in eonlinuom openeonnnuniralion w'i [l1 lhe' elnunlier .n andv aide passages 1/1 asclearly shown in l!" :i.

ffie litiing I] (Fig. 2) ada n'ell to be screwed into either end of themember l) and is also arlaplell lo eonneel' Willi the inlet or supplypipe 7), il; centrally liorrll, anrl has in inner en l eonslrneled loforn'i a suitable sent (Z for (he 'alve inelnber f. This laller member,has one end I, thereof z'nlapieil to snugly engage and closeS(l(\\'-lilil'QlHlCll lo iii: the inlerior lhreall of lhe lllli) Theonler enrl o'l (he member ainl alao llltll' o'l llie ph 51' (i may. ifllesirerl, he nirlwr or llllllrfi'ilr llv .wloljie'l t receive llnililaelo oi or. The plug not rnily ;ei'\'ea as a finish, inil lo wineexiont n le hampering will: l'lie a ml operalion i; *lanlially fo-loaning! ml. lam-eveiha'l: invnilierz-r ham been properly as-11(lllillrll anll lhe (le /lee (on ieel'ell in, means ol pipes and p lohe willie; :anpply aml nasle. reaprrli\'ely: HlHl 'lin'lhor assuming Illie valve member 3 lo lie poailively illljll-Hl'lll, l in; i'lesireilso as to admit a liinilwl lion of agar-at aai il bean ila opposil'e end,j-, being her I); the user now upon opening the in-- duction pipe p, saycauses the water to flow inward in the form of an annular stream,'andthence upward through the reduced jet 7) and enlarged registeringorifice c for use; the height and volume of the water column beingdetermined by the lead or pressure and the pre adjusted amount of valveopening The uptlowing water does not extend beyond. the limits of thebowl part a, and in returning it falls back by vgravity, as waste, ontothe exterior of the dome c an'd from the latter via the open inner sidepassages 7)2--.77b and bottom chamber on/ into the waste pipe 79 It maybe stated that when the device is in normal service or action no wateris present in the auxiliary chamber 0 therefore no water whatever flowsto waste until it has first been ejected for use from the jet or nozzle7: through the aperture 0 above.

Water may be readily effected while it is in normal action, and whilethe main control or stopcock is open. In lieu of the parts (I, f

and g, removably mounted in the screwthreaded hub 71, the latter isreadily adapted to receive therein any suitable automatic orself-closing valve proper.

I claim as my invention l 1. In a sanitary drinking fountain of thecharacter described, the combination of a hollow body having its upperportion enlarged and open at the top to produce a water receiving on padapted to freely receive a persons mouth, a transverse hollow hubunitinglhe opposite walls of said body, a waste water outlet disposedbelow said hub in continuousopcn communication with said cup, a waterinlet passage extending into the huhs interior havingits inner endadapted to town a valve seat, a normally stationary valve memberadjustably mounted in and closing the opposite end. of the hub, arrangedto engage said seat and also tor controlling" the area of dischargeorifice formed between the seat and valve, a continuously open innerdischarge orifice communicating with the hubs interior. and a chamberedprotector member having an opening in its will Lll1'CCll above, aliningwith and larger than said discharge orifice.

ln a sanitary drinking 'lountain of the character described, thecombinalion irith a vertically disposed hollow body member having anenlarged open cup at its upper end, a main waste water outletpit itslower end in continuous opi-n communicalion with said cup, and'a hollowtransverse hub unit ing' the opposite side walls of thelbody. of

y means of a cock B,

It I is thought that the present device or sanitary a longitudinallyatpertured fitting mounted in one end of said hub, a normally stationaryValve member adjustably mounted in and closing the other end of the huband also capable of closing the inner end 3. In a fountain of thegeneral character described, the combination with achambored body parthaving a transversely hollow hub uniting its inner opposite side walls,a centrally apertured hollow protector member extending, upwardly fromsaid hub, through which aperture the water is discharged tor use, anozzle having an opening extendingfrom the said hubsinterior into theprotebtofls chamber, the latter also having openings through its wallfor the passage of waste water, and means for conveying water via saidhollow hub to the said body part, and means for cenducting'watertherefrom.

4. In a fountain of the general character described, the combinationwith a hollow body member having an interiorly tapped, transverselydisposed hollow hub provided on its upper side with a continuously openorifice for discharging water therefrom, of a fitting member screwedinto one end at the hub, adapted to connect with the-main water supply,a valve member adjustahly mounted in the hub, having a portion thereofreduced in diameter and adapted to engage the inner cndot said fittingfor controlling the volume of outllow from said open orifice, and acapplug removabl mounted in the opposite end-0f the hub.

5. In a sanitary drinking fountain, the combination of an integrtlhollow body member open interiorly' throughout. its length for theescape of waste water, said body arranged to connect with the main watersupply, a hollow hub uniting" the opposite inner side walls of thebody,said hub having an initial discharge opening formet through itsupper wall, a chambered protector, integral with the hub, practimllysurrounding the latters opening, having a main discharge orificedisposed above and in alinemeitt with said initial opening, but ofgreater area than the latter, and valve orifice formed in the upper wallof said hub.

mechanism adjustably mountcd'in said hol ,JOl-lhl ll. AStlilON.

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